Essay On Social Isolation

to bear. One might think that it would have been better if Hester had left the town. Then she would not have had to endure such torture. Hester, however, knows that this is her town and she cannot leave. She knows that this small town is part of her identity. She

Hester's shame does become very influential in her life making her unable to express herself freely. "Hester Prynne might have repaid them all with a bitter and disdainful smile. But under the leaden infliction which it was her doom to endure, she felt at moments as if she must needs to shriek" (52-53). Hester's guilt has surfaced fully because when she wants to simply express herself, she is prevented from doing so due to her guilty conscience. She wants to take revenge on everyone that has passed judgment on her by giving them a disdainful smile, but she is fearful that she might start feeling guilty for doing such a thing. It seems Hester can live without any consequences of sin if she is able to suppress her anger, but she is actually being slowly isolated from the world. Living peacefully for Hester is slowly isolating her because she acts kind to others to avoid confrontations, which shows that she is afraid of the world and is actually trying to hide from it. Guilt is still the consequence that causes Hester to become isolated from the world around her, but there is another larger consequence which she is reminded of everyday.

Despite the isolation, Hester supports herself and Pearl with nothing but her inner strength. She is able to deal with the negativity from the townspeople and the local government, and is even able to be honest and compassionate in ways such as acknowledging her sin, keeping the identity of her

Returning to Boston many years after standing upon the scaffold, Hester has become a completely changed person. From being a symbol of sin and ignominy she has now become one who is filled with compassion for others. Hester has fully shed the identity given to her by the puritan society and the scarlet letter. “...people brought all their sorrows and perplexities, and besought her counsel” (Hawthorne 247). She has gained an eminence in helping others who seek help. The fact that she has gone through a hardship unlike any other, she is able to give hope to those who

Images of confinement and escape in “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin. Is shown all throughout the story, Mrs. Mallard felt trapped she did not seem happy at all. The feeling of freedom seemed to take over Mrs. Mallard body. Her exhaustion seems to confine her so when Mrs. Mallard heard the news about her husband. All she could think of is being alone and confining herself in a room where she can express how she truly feels. Mrs. Mallard felt tied down and exhausted from being trapped. Instead of her

Social is the term which is best suited for human being. Because they want companionship or like to stay together for may reason such as company, help, recreation, behavioral development etc. Social isolation is the physical separation of a human from a society of a group of people. Jacqueline old outlined the reason for social isolation in modern and developed countries as people want to be independent and do not want to bother friends, family members or neighbors which make them alone. From ancient time human are social and dependent on others who are relative or neighbor for interaction and helping the counterpart. Due to this social behavior of human they develop different relationships

Hester Prynne is forced to wear the scarlet letter for the rest of her life because of the one sin she has committed. As she stands on the scaffold in front of the whole town she is told “... And then and the after for the remained of her natural life, to wear a mark of shame upon her bosom.” (Hawthorne 59). This quote shows that hester is forever going to be guilty for the one sin she has committed with Dimmesdale. Hester will never be treated the same or looked at the same off because of the Scarlet A on her bosom. As the book goes on Hester moves into a cabin that is half in the forest and half in society and raised her daughter Pearl. She made clothes for a living and she decided to start making extra clothes for the poor. Hawthorne then explains how the poor don’t even have respect for Hester because of her scarlet letter “...she give of her little substance to every demand of poverty; even though the bitter-hearted pauper threw back a gibe in requital of the food…” ( Hawthorne 146). This proves that she is still being treated different because if her sin. She is getting treated so wrongly and this sometimes make her feel guilty for committing her sin. Although Hester can leave at anytime she plesases she decides to stay in this town because she believe she should be punished in the same town that she committed her sin. She also stays because of

Along with the negative aspects of isolation, Hester realizes that being in her own sphere takes away many societal pressures to conform to a set of beliefs. When Hester starts to come back in contact with society, she still feels as if she does not belong. Hester feels that all contact she has with others demonstrates that she is “as much alone as if she inhabit[s] another sphere” (74). Even though she is physically in contact with others, Hester is still alone. She no longer has to conform to the beliefs of her Puritan town because she “communicate[s] with the common nature” in different ways than “the rest of human kind” (74). Because she is isolated, Hester “[stands] apart from [society’s] moral interests, yet close beside them,” meaning she can take a step back to look at the views of the majority, but she has the option to make her own choices (74). Even though she feels separated from society, Hester can still feel the influence of its beliefs. This idea is also illustrated with the location of Hester’s

When Hester is released from prison, she ponders the effect of the scarlet letter and realizes, “she must either sustain and carry it forward by the ordinary resources of her nature, or sink beneath it” (Hawthorne 69). In other words, Hester knows that allowing other people to bring her down will lead to self-destruction. Through a great deal of inner strength, Hester decides to stay in her hometown and let “the torture of her daily shame . . . purge her soul and work out another purity than that which she had lost; more saintlike, because the result of martyrdom” (Hawthorne 71). Essentially, Hester resolves to learn from her “mistake” and use the situation as a growing opportunity. Decisively, Hester concludes that although she cannot change the past, she can show her strength and resolve by overcoming the shaming that is sure to occur in her town. Hester’s honesty and willingness to accept her punishment enable her to

The only people she interacts with are the ones who came to her cottage for her needlework skills. “Lonely was Hester’s situation, and without a friend on earth who dared to show himself, she, however, incurred no risk of want” (Hawthorne 56). Hester is fine with being isolated, at first, and she did not show any need for friends. In the beginning, Hester is arrogant and she acts as if nothing was wrong while she was standing on the scaffold but while alone, Hester cried and clutched Pearl to her chest. As she walked throughout town, people looked at her in a degrading way.

All of the characters treat her differently because of the token she wears on her chest. Since most of the townspeople see Hester as a disgrace, she does not have anyone for companionship except for her daughter, Pearl. Pearl is an elf-like girl with little to no emotions and even though she is Hester’s daughter, Pearl treats her mother like a playmate instead of an adult. Hester accepts the rude treatment as a punishment instead of disciplining her child. Although her daughter and the townspeople do not respect her, the people in the sick-chamber who Hester helps appreciate and enjoy her company, even if Hester is silent during her visit.

Towards the end of the novel, Hester gets the break in life she’s been waiting for. She put up with seven years of shame and guilt, to finally be the person she used to be. Her rekindled love with Arthur makes her happy again, and everything just seems right for them. She’s filled with hope that her life will finally turn back to normal again. She feels redeemed, and the guilt is no longer on her shoulders. She’s now ready to take on the world, and start her life over to the way it was before the “A” entered her life. Having the courage to show her face in the colony again is just a sign of her bravery.

Hester reacts positively and energetically in order to gain the rebirth of her life and heart. She could have chosen to evade her surroundings and leave Boston to gain a new life in other places, but she rejected it. However, her belief of atoning for her crime spurred her to stay. First, she insisted to raise Hester up, who occupied her whole life. Actually, Hester lived wisely, for she knew the desperate Hester at that time could not bear those rumors and discrimination, so she chose to keep her little daughter as a driving force for her to live on. Giving Pearl the best

Basically, Hester no longer feels the need to be accepted by society, and the solitude of her exile allows her mind to expand in ways that would appall her fellow Puritans. Emerson would agree with this procession of events because, if Hester were a social butterfly, she would not have so many revelations about the society she lives in. This is exactly the point that Emerson tried to convey in “Society and Solitude,” but Hawthorn amplified it by telling the story of Hester’s transformation throughout the novel. In his essay, Emerson depicts his intellectual companions as somewhat pitiful, socially awkward people. Hawthorne also invokes degree of sympathy in the reader as he describes the changes Hester undergoes as a result of her solitude.

To be lonely is an easy thing, being alone is another matter entirely. To understand this, first one must understand the difference between loneliness and being alone. To be alone means that your are not in the company of anyone else. You are one. But loneliness can happen anytime, anywhere. You can be lonely in a crowd, lonely with friends, lonely with family. You can even be lonely while with loved ones. For feeling lonely, is in essence a feeling of being alone. As thought you were one and you feel as though you will always be that way. Loneliness can be one of the most destructive feelings humans are capable of feeling. For loneliness can lead to depression, suicide, and even to raging out and hurting friends and/or